WEBVTT - Jack and The Beanstalk at the Baxter

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<v Speaker 1>There's something magical sprouting in Cape this winter. Oh no,

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<v Speaker 1>there isn't. Oh yes, there is no. It's not just

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<v Speaker 1>the rain Kickstart Theater in association with the Baxter, it's

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<v Speaker 1>bringing their award winning panto magic to the mother city

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<v Speaker 1>for the first time with a larger than life production

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<v Speaker 1>of Jack and the bean Stalk. It is the perfect

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<v Speaker 1>school holiday treat, running from the third of July to

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty seventh of July, and it's packed with laughs, music,

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<v Speaker 1>and more giant fun than you could shake a magic

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<v Speaker 1>bean at. We know it's a bit of a way off,

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<v Speaker 1>well a few four days, but you're going to have

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<v Speaker 1>to act fast to make sure that you've got tickets

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<v Speaker 1>for this one. This year's production is written and directed

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<v Speaker 1>by Stephen Stead and designed by three time Fluid Cup

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<v Speaker 1>winner Greg King. Delighted, but we're joined now by longtime

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<v Speaker 1>pantomime player Liesel Copen, who plays the role of Lady

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<v Speaker 1>Beastley in Jack and the bean Stalk. He's all good

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<v Speaker 1>to have you with us this afternoon, Hiday.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>What a pleasure. No, really really excited. This is the

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<v Speaker 1>first time that you're bringing one of your magical Pantos

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<v Speaker 1>to the Baxter with Kickstart, Why Now and why particularly

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<v Speaker 1>Jack and the bean Stalk.

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<v Speaker 2>So what's been Kickstart has been doing pantos in Durban

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<v Speaker 2>for the last twenty years. In fact, I think this

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<v Speaker 2>Christmas season will be the twenty first year. It's become

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<v Speaker 2>a staple Christmas tradition in Durban and we always sell

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<v Speaker 2>out and we've always wanted to be able to bring

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<v Speaker 2>it to kates On its most wonderful way to entertain

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<v Speaker 2>both children and adults. And yeah, we just we just

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<v Speaker 2>can't wait to and we really hope that we can

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<v Speaker 2>we can start a tradition here in Capton as well,

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<v Speaker 2>because it's in honest success in Durban.

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<v Speaker 1>So I, as many of people know, I grew up

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<v Speaker 1>in the UK where pantomime, particularly as you said, Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>panto is. It's it's such a it's such a tradition

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<v Speaker 1>for so many families, and it's it's become quite a

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<v Speaker 1>quite big business as well. We managed to get in,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, celebrity names to come in and do guest

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<v Speaker 1>starring performances and things. But it's such a specific theatrical form.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's cheeky, it's musical, it's interactive that Oh no

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<v Speaker 1>he isn't. Oh yes he is all of that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of thing. He's behind you, all of that sort of stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think makes panto so special?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? You know, there's there's nothing quite like pantom And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's not a musical, it's not children's theater.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's such a clever script and it's it appeals

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<v Speaker 2>to both adults, two teenagers to small children. In our Panthers,

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<v Speaker 2>Stephen Stead, our director and writer, has so cleverly integrated

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<v Speaker 2>local flavor into it. We have catchy songs and energetic choreography,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's humor, there's fantasy, there's spectacle. Our setter outrageous.

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<v Speaker 2>Our costumes are even more so outrageous. And you know

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's people come away with that. They go in

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<v Speaker 2>not really knowing what to expect, and then they just

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<v Speaker 2>have the best term. And it's often those dads that

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<v Speaker 2>would rather be watching the rugby that end up having

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<v Speaker 2>the best term. Yeah. So it's it's such a wonderful

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<v Speaker 2>genre and I encourage everyone, all ages come and see

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<v Speaker 2>what it's all about.

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<v Speaker 1>I would love that. I would love for people to

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<v Speaker 1>go who've never been because they may not ought to expect,

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<v Speaker 1>or people who aren't necessarily regular theater go is because

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<v Speaker 1>I can people have an idea of what the theater

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<v Speaker 1>is like and that maybe it's this kind of exclusive

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<v Speaker 1>space where you must sit in all be terribly terribly serious,

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<v Speaker 1>even you know that every everything's going to be so serious.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what's what the Panta is all about, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>It's about bringing It's about you know, there's so many

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<v Speaker 2>people that will just that that don't expect to enjoy it,

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<v Speaker 2>and they just have the best family. That's what we'd

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<v Speaker 2>love to do is to start another tradition here like

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<v Speaker 2>we have in Durban. People they come back year and

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<v Speaker 2>year and year after each other. It's just it's such

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<v Speaker 2>a wonderful genre.

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<v Speaker 1>Liza I mentioned that the set design is courtesy of

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<v Speaker 1>three time Flirt account winner Greg King. What's he done

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<v Speaker 1>that makes this one so special?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's magical. You know, you don't see the sets

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<v Speaker 2>like this anymore. Really, it's pretty rare to have. We have.

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<v Speaker 2>It's colorful bursts of color. I don't want to give

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<v Speaker 2>it too much away, so you're going to have to

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<v Speaker 2>come and see it for yourself. But it's just it's outrageous,

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<v Speaker 2>outrageously beautiful, and it's like a fantasy land. It's it's

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<v Speaker 2>like bolt dis need and I can't even explain it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just the most spectacular sets and it's just beautiful, beautiful.

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<v Speaker 2>He's so clever, he's so clever, and just when you

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<v Speaker 2>think you've seen it all, then there's something else that

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<v Speaker 2>pops onto the stage. It's just wonderful.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell us a little bit about about your character. So

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<v Speaker 1>you play the role of Lady Beastly perfectly horrible.

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<v Speaker 2>She is so delicious. She is one of my favorite

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<v Speaker 2>favorite roles to play. And it's the third time that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm playing her, and you know, because I think the

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<v Speaker 2>villain always has the best lines, to be honest, and

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<v Speaker 2>she's such fun to play. And even though this is

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<v Speaker 2>the third time that I'm I'm playing her because of

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<v Speaker 2>the way that the script is written. It's so funny

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<v Speaker 2>and so witty that I'm able to add on more

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<v Speaker 2>layers every single time that we rehearse and every time

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<v Speaker 2>I perform. And she's evil, but she's clever and crafty

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<v Speaker 2>and witty and just delicious. So the adults tend to

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<v Speaker 2>love me. The children boomy, But I think I'll win

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<v Speaker 2>them over in the end.

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<v Speaker 1>Just to remind us how we can get how we

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<v Speaker 1>can get tickets for the show.

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<v Speaker 2>So you can get your tickets on web tickets. We're

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<v Speaker 2>actually running a preview special for the first five shows

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<v Speaker 2>for one hundred and eighty rand and that's from the Thursday,

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<v Speaker 2>and you can get them at web tickets online. But

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<v Speaker 2>I would really encourage you to book as soon as possible.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got two small children. I've got I've got a

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<v Speaker 1>five and a two year old. How how would you

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<v Speaker 1>recommend it's an age an age ranger? Is it for everybody?

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<v Speaker 2>We'll usually say around about three, okay, three or four,

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<v Speaker 2>but some children come as young as three. It's it's

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<v Speaker 2>there's just so much happening on the stage. It might

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<v Speaker 2>be a little overwhelming for someone too young, but honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>from three until one hundred years old, you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>have the best time.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking forward to it. Liesel, thanks very much. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>Liesel coppin joining us this afternoon. She plays the role

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<v Speaker 1>of Lady Beastly in Jack and the bean Stalk, which

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<v Speaker 1>Kickstart is bringing to the Baxter Darding this the Thursday.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, is it Thursday, Yes it is Thursday, the third.

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<v Speaker 1>Tickets between the Early Bird Special three to the third

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<v Speaker 1>to the fifth of July at one hundred and eighty

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<v Speaker 1>rand and then thereafter three hundred round for adults, two

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<v Speaker 1>sixty for students, two fifty for children and pensioners will

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<v Speaker 1>pay two hundred and ten rand. Make sure that you

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<v Speaker 1>go and see Jack and the bean Stalk at the

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<v Speaker 1>Baxter